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  1. Cullen C

    Will dealers approve of Cox Automotive - Shift Partnership ?

    The recent announcement by Cox Automotive to partner with Shift by essentially becoming the physical infrastructure for the startup makes me wonder how the rest of their dealer "partners" will respond...
  2. Cullen C

    Beepi merger acquhire or business model alignment?

    Breaking but probably not groundbreaking news for people paying close attention to the Beepi story. My assumption is this is more acquhire than move towards synergy. Fair hasn't given much details yet on where it will position itself but scooping up some talented folks at Beepi may help...
  3. Cullen C

    Lyft and GM; Google and Ford; What's Next?

    http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/04/461922098/lyft-gm-teaming-up-to-create-fleet-of-driverless-cars With the announcement today of GM's investment in Lyft and the recent discussions of a partnership between Google and Ford what is next for the car business.....or should I say, the...
  4. Cullen C

    What's in a name?

    Why does Asbury think that adding regionally branded names to the Q auto platform is the answer? Knowing today's shopping process how important is the dealership name anyway? http://www.autonews.com/article/20151026/RETAIL07/310269971/asburys-q-auto-store-tries-brand-recognition